Have a 'Ball' December 2

Tuesday

Nov 13, 2012 at 6:05 PMNov 14, 2012 at 4:45 PM

FOP fundraiser features country singer David Ball

The Ionia County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 157 will present Nashville recording artist David Ball in concert at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Ionia Theatre. Tickets are $22 for an individual; and $48 for a family, which includes two adults and children under 18. Tickets are available by calling 616-855-4596.

The event is the major fundraiser for the FOP, which donates back to the community to support a variety of programs, including high school graduations, soup kitchens, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for people in need, and house fire victims, said Lt. Roger Vander Molen of the Ionia County Sheriff's Office.

"Without the donations of the people coming to see the show, we would not be able to donate to some of the great causes we do," Vander Molen said.

Fourteen of Ball's singles have entered the Billboard charts, including his Platinum-certified "Thinkin' Problem" and "Riding With Private Malone," which made him one of the first artists to take an Indie single to the Country Top 5. He has recorded a total of seven studio albums on different labels. David Ball and The Pioneer Playboys have been touring in support the latest CD Sparkle City, which includes the single "Hot Water Pipe" and the upcoming release of "What'll I Do If I Don't Have You."

With the early 2013 release of the single "What'll I Do If I Don't Have You," Ball will honor the military by teaming up with the charitable organization, Operation Troop Aid (OTA), which sends care packages to deployed US troops. A portion of sales will benefit OTA, and Ball currently appears in a national TV campaign in support of the organization.